Use action verbs on your resume to describe your experiences. Each category below will give you several verb options.
Communicating
| Assessed | Authored | Briefed | Clarified | Collaborated |
| Concluded | Defined | Drafted | Edited | Highlighted |
| Influenced | Innovated | Interpreted | Listened | Mediated |
| Presented | Promoted | Proposed | Published | Recruited |
| Reported | Summarized | Translated | Welcomed |
Creating
| Acted | Arranged | Brainstormed | Commissioned |
| Composed | Conceptualized | Crafted | Customized |
| Designed | Developed | Directed | Fashioned |
| Illustrated | Installed | Integrated | Invented |
| Performed | Planned | Recorded | Redesigned |
| Revitalized | Shaped | Solved | Structured |
Helping & Teaching
| Adapted | Advocated | Coached | Conducted |
| Coordinated | Demonstrated | Devised | Encouraged |
| Evaluated | Explained | Guided | Informed |
| Inspired | Instructed | Interviewed | Maximized |
| Mentored | Motivated | Oversaw | Prevented |
| Referred | Rehabilitated | Reinforced | Represented |
Researching & Thinking Critically
| Analyzed | Assembled | Built | Coded |
| Calculated | Collected | Diagnosed | Executed |
| Extrapolated | Formulated | Forecasted | Investigated |
| Inspected | Mapped | Measured | Monitored |
| Observed | Operated | Programmed | Remodeled |
| Repaired | Synthesized | Surveyed | Troubleshot |
Leading
| Approved | Authorized | Chaired | Consolidated |
| Converted | Decided | Delegated | Employed |
| Enforced | Fostered | Founded | Hired |
| Initiated | Overhauled | Processed | Produced |
| Recognized | Refined | Revised | Screened |
| Spearheaded | Supervised | Transformed | Trained |
Organizing
| Aligned | Balanced | Cataloged | Classified |
| Compiled | Designated | Distributed | Eliminated |
| Generated | Implemented | Inventoried | Ordered |
| Optimized | Projected | Purchased | Ranked |
| Reconciled | Retrieved | Simplified | Specified |
| Streamlined | Systematized | Tailored | Updated |
Getting Results
| Advanced | Attained | Combined | Connected |
| Consulted | Delivered | Enhanced | Established |
| Exceeded | Expanded | Finalized | Instituted |
| Joined | Launched | Leveraged | Mobilized |
| Negotiated | Orchestrated | Qualified | Reduced |
| Succeeded | Surpassed | Tabulated | Validated |
Solving Problems
| Activated | Altered | Anticipated | Changed |
| Compromised | Confronted | Critiqued | Debugged |
| Detected | Determined | Facilitated | Gathered |
| Improved | Partnered | Queried | Questioned |
| Remedied | Researched | Resolved | Restructured |
| Reviewed | Satisfied | Tested | Unified |